Bagattino - Alfonso I Reggio Emilia

Alfonso I d'Este held Reggio Emilia under persistent political strain — the city had been seized from the papacy and its status remained contested throughout his reign. Small copper issues like this bagattino were the currency of daily markets, bread stalls, and toll roads, handled constantly by people who had no particular interest in dynastic politics.

MIR 1295 is among the more frequently encountered Este copper types, though survivors in clean condition are scarcer than raw numbers suggest — copper coinage from Reggio circulated hard.